Foot-arch supporter.



No. 811,512. PATBNTED JAN. 30, 1906*. P. B. LEE.

FOOT ARCH SUPPORTER.

APPLIoATloN NMD Jmme, 190s.

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Be it knownthat l, FRANK B. LEE, a citiin the county of Erie and State of New York,

have invented certain` new` and useful lui-- proveinents in Foot-.Arch Su porters; andr l clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable othersskilled in the art to Which it appertains to inake and use the same.

My invention relates to a support for the arch of the foot, and hasfor its object to provide a sufficiently rrn but slightly elastic foot arch supporter preferably `formed of aluminium, so that it may be easily shaped and adapted to ht the contour of the particular 'loot in question, by which the insteparch is Well supported without interfering with the action of the toes.

To this end my invention consists oi .a pair of aluminium foot-arch sup orters yfitted to right and left feet, substantiall 'r three-quarters the length of the loot an terminating just in iront ci the ball of the foot in a horizontally-inclined end, so that the toes are .not impeded.

lvfly invention Will be understood by refer-- ence to the drawings herewith, in which the reterence-nunierals oi lthe specification indicate the corn-espending` parts in all the figures.

liliguresV l and ll are top plans, respec tively, of the arch-supporters for the rlght and lei't ieet. Figs. lll, lV, and V are ren speotively cross-sections, enlarged, on lilies lll, lV, and. 4i7 of Fig. Il. Fig. Vl is a longitudinal section.

in the iigures, l. indicates the arclnsupporter, formed With a suitable concavity 2 to lit the ball and a corresponding concavity 3 to lit the heel, the supporter' at these points being slightly thickened and substantially of the same thickness, so that the foot is evenly supported. At l the supporter is-rnade thicker and stronger and elevated to sup ort the arch, being curved up inwardly to lbrni the flange 5 andslightly out out at 6 on the outer edge. It terminates just in front of the ball inthe inclined and slightly-curved iront edge, preferably beveled to avoid an uncomfortable thick edge or ridge, and is provided with vent-holes 8 in the 'front portion or elsewhere, it desired. The margin of the trout portion ol' the supporter is preferably beveled to Specification of Letters llatent. i Application tiled June 9, 1903. Serial No. 160,715.

'heretofore iiled by ine.

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Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

avoid a ridge, but at the heel, Where 'firmness -V and solidity is especially required, is prefer ably rounded or semicirculer.

While it is evident that my supporter may be made ofany suitable metal or material, yet l'. much prefer aluminium. lt seems to assist in producing the beneficial eiiect rcsulting 'from the use of my supporter and at the same time is best adapted n'iechanically forthe purpose. lt is suiiiciently vi'irin to give a good support tothe foot and yet have a very slight elasticity--therefore not too hard and unyielding, so that thesupporter from its material and form may be Worn with great comfort and scarcely be noticed by the wearer. It ma be bent, iitted, and formed to any foot, suc i as a deformed foot, by pin eers, etc., without the use of expensive plaster casts and Without mechanical adjustingT appliances attached to the supporter itscll', lt is very simple and economical to construct andl to rit and may be easily applied and altered Afor feet of various contours. 'lhealuininium being smooth and non-corrosive is easily kept clean, and there is no danger ol' injui-ing or poisoning the toot.

In the heel portion of each supporter is formed a cavity to receive a metallic plate, preferably havingr a semicircular rear and an elongated front, as here shown, to give a large surface oil contact with the heel ol the wearer. ln the supporters oil" each pair these plates are respectively of copper l() in one and of zinc 11 in the other and may be secured in position by any suitable means.

Their function is to generate currents ot electricity, which have a beneficial e'll'ect on the nerves, cure rheumatic pains, and have other desirable effects, as more particularly dcscribed and claimed in another application 12 indicates the cross corrugations or projections on the un der surface of the supporter to prevent its slipping forward by engaging' with the soie ol' the shoe. y

Having tlus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by'lyotters Patent, ism

1. A. foot-arch supporter adapted to lit the sole of the ioot, being ol greatest thickness and upwardly arched, substantially at its center to support the arch ol" the foot` and being of substantially equal thickness'and concaved at front and rear to receive the ball roo and the heel respectively, and terminating in a beveled edge around its front portion and With an edge semicircular in cross-section around its heel portion.

2. An aluminium foot-arch supporter to it the sole of the foot, being of greatest thick ness and arched at its center 'to sustain the arch of the foot,.of substantially equal thickness and concaved at front and rear to receive the ball and heel respectivel and being formed with a 'lan e outwardly and up- Wardly curved from t e arched portion to sustain the inner edge of the foot and With a slight incurve opposite the flange' and having its greatest forward extension in front of arch of the foot, of substantially equal thickd ness and concaved at front and rear to receive the ball and heel respectively, and being formed with a i'lan e outwardly and upwardly curved from t e arched portion to sustain the inner edgevof the foot and With a slight incurve opposite the flange, and having its greatest forward extension infront of the ball and terminating at its front in an inclined edge arranged at' about the bases of 'the toes, the supporter being provided With a longitudinal roW of Ventilating-holes in its front portion, and a series of parallel sharpe'ned'cross-ribs on the under surface of its front. l

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence' of two Witnesses.,

FRAN-K B. LEE. Witnesses:

C. C. SoHo'ENEoK, M. E. GAGoN. 

